Our Products
Every Purchase Goes to Support Widows in Africa
About the Rafiki Exchange
Giving Hope
Throughout the 10 countries we work with there are over 15 million women whose husbands are either deceased or absent. These women are often ostracized from society. Unwanted, they have no way to provide for themselves or their children. Through the work of their hands these widows are making hand crafted products to both preserve their cultural traditions and as a source of income. Rafiki buys these products and brings them back to the United States to sell at our retail locations. Through this transaction women who otherwise could not find work can have a steady means of supporting their families. We hope you will come alongside us as we seek to obey the Epistle of James and care for widows and orphans. Every purchase you make insures that this work will continue and thousands more widows will be given hope for years to come.
The Women of Hope
One group of women particularly dear to the heart of Rafiki is Women of Hope in Nigeria.
In Africa, HIV-positive women often become outcasts from society—unemployed, homeless, and little to no family support. Being HIV-positive can sentence them to a lifetime of poverty and despair. The Rafiki Foundation has partnered with Women of Hope and is bringing more varied and more numerous products to the U.S. With each purchase you make, you enable these ladies to feed and house their families, care for their homes, and send their children to school. All products are handmade, lending a one-of-a-kind quality to each item. Each purchase offers HIV-positive women something not previously possible—a second chance. These HIV-positive women were once ostracized, alone, and often homeless. But now, these women have hope. Hope that you can be a part of. |
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